I was hoping for some kind of comical industrial dishwasher accident in which the corpse came out all wrinkly, but this is more nightmare-inducing. A stupid accident, to be sure, but the thought of falling on pointy ojbects always gives me the heebie-jeebies.

Bobbette I can honestly say I put the knives pointing upward in the dishwasher. Why? because the knives break the plastic case otherwise. But I think I will change my habit as for now. Lives are more important than plastic. Well some lives.

Rogue PixieWhat was she doing?? Skidding around the lino. on her socks???

Speaking of evil children, as a wee lass, for laffs I used to spray the linoleum floor in my brother's room, just inside the door, with Pledge furniture polish. Slicked it up real good. Unfortunately, it was my mom who ended up going down on her ass. I never confessed to the crime. If she had died, and it was 2003, it would be an item on Fark, with a note from a safety organization spokesperson along the lines of "People should, if they can, make sure that they don't apply furniture polish to their floors, even though some manufacturers say otherwise."

Try it in your home today! Guaranteed hilarity (and tailbone injuries) for the whole family!

For those who didn't get the reference, it's Damien the evil hell child (son of a nun and the devil, if I'm remembering correctly) who starred in Omen, Omen II, and Omen III - but not Omen IV. See book and movies. Mostly movies. Also has associated music. References all over pop culture, including South Park and 'Good Omens'.

Keep your pens pointing down in your pen mug at work.Keep all glassware on the bottom shelf of the bottom cupboard. And put a rubber band around the cupboard handles.All people with acne on their bums should flush after every plop to ensure dirty water does not enter the bloodstream.Do not look upward suddenly while riding the "up" escalator.Always wear rubber-soled shoes when turning on a light.Use both hands when manipulating clothespins and paperclips.A bandaid on your thumb will prevent pen-clicking blisters, lessening the odds of infection and gangrene setting in.Sit up straight.Do not wear pull-overs. Always wear button-downs. The risk of accidental strangulation is too high.

I am now printing out this article and going to give it to my dumbass teenage son ,who, on the rare occasion that he eats without using his fingers, and the even rarer occasion that he actually can remember what that big white thing in the kitchen is for, so he will realise that "pointy up styleee" for steak knifes is not a good thing. Despite being told a dozen times by someone significantly more intelligent (i.e. ME) ...pah

I think the bit about keeping the knives point down is meant to preserve good cutlery from being dulled where it comes in contact with the basket. Honing is a pain in the ass, and professional sharpening can be expensive.

A better solution, though is to wash your good cutlery by hand. It takes a few seconds really, knifes just can't get as dirty as plates and cookware. Plus, the dishwasher will destroy wooden handles eventually.

Laser serrated knives won't be damaged by being washed point down, and can't be sharpened or honed anyhow.

OH FARKING GREAT! Now I'm going to be self-conscious for the rest of my life in making sure I don't die whenever I wash the dishes. Oh wait, if my dishwasher actually farking worked, I'd use it. Piece of shiat. I swear, I put a perfectly clean glass in the thing and two hours later, it comes out white crusted and dirty.

Maid Knives dull when you put them in the dishwasher. Wash them off after you use them and put them away pronto. Duh.

Exactly.Jesus... having worked in commercial/resaurant kitchens for many years, I can honestly say that if anyone put MY knives through the dishwasher, I'd freakin kill them.I came close with a couple of new dishers... NEVER put a good knife in a dishwasher.